Proverbs 12:7:2Prov.12.7.W2TAB
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
reshaim
“wicked ones”
- Transliteration
- re-sha-IM
- Extended
- reh-shaa-EEM
- IPA
- /rəʃaːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wicked ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
re-sha-IM
- clause
ha-FOKH re-sha-IM ve-EI-nam
- sentence
ha-FOKH re-sha-IM ve-EI-nam u-VEIT tsa-di-KIM ya-a-MOD
Exegesis
It is followed by the subject reshaim {רְשָׁעִ֣ים | re-šā-’îm} ‘wicked ones’.
Root and etymology
r-š-ʿresh–shin–ayin
“evil”
In context — Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand firm.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 12:7, so the Hebrew word רְשָׁעִ֣ים (reshaim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.12.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.7.W2.S1) and character.